Speaking

Book a culture keynote that breaks the script.

Over a decade as a professional speaker and the bestselling author of Let’s Talk Culture, with every session built on the research, the book and the rooms I’ve worked in. Based in London, speaking across the UK, Australia, New Zealand and the USA.

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  • Why book me to speak at your event?75 seconds, to camera

in a rush?

Why book me, in 75 seconds. The whole pitch, to camera, shorter than the time it takes to read this page.

The walk out promise

Every talk ends the same way: a room full of leaders who know what to do when they walk out the door.

99%of people leaders say culture plays an integral role in an organisation’s success
89%believe they should invest more time in shaping their team’s culture
83%say culture has a massive or substantial impact on engagement

Independent research by McCrindle, a national study of 1,002 people leaders.

Six keynotes. Every one tailored to your room.

These are the shapes. The session you get is built for your event and your audience, and I’ll ask a lot of questions first.

  1. Just 3% of leaders feel completely confident to build great team culture. Not because they don’t care, but because nobody ever made it practical. Backed by my national research with over 1,000 people leaders, this keynote hands your leaders the conversations that turn culture from a poster on the wall into something they build deliberately, week by week. Audiences discover why 95% of people leaders say culture is the outcome of small decisions over time, why the leaders closest to the work matter more than the boardroom, and exactly which conversations move a team from culture by accident to culture by design. Practical, funny and immediately usable. They’ll walk out knowing what to do on Monday.

    Who it’s for
    • People leaders, the ones who carry culture day to day
    • HR, people and culture professionals at all levels
    • Leadership teams building a shared language for culture
    • Conference audiences who have sat through enough culture theory
    What they leave with
    • Understand why people leaders, not executives, are the real builders of team culture
    • Learn the conversations that create a team culture by design
    • Identify the everyday behaviours that build or quietly kill a culture
    • Leave with practical tools to use in the very next team meeting

Available for

  • Keynote
  • Virtual presentation
  • Fireside chat
  • Panel
  • Emcee
  • Moderator
  • Webinar
  • Workshop and training

What people say

Serious content. Properly fun.

Research-backed and practical, and nobody checks their phone. If you’d rather hear it from the people who booked me, step through these.

I was at a conference where I was speaking after Shane. I like the person before me to not be very good, because then I look great. And I was watching him and thinking I am in serious trouble. This guy is really funny, really clever, there are a million take outs, he’s really interactive with the audience, he’s absolutely brilliant!
Maz FarrellyAward-winning keynote speaker
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Some thoughts on culture

Short ones, to camera.

  • Vision, culture or strategy?

  • Three culture pitfalls to avoid

  • Creating a culture of openness and transparency

  • Building trust looks different than you think

  • What ChatGPT says about Let’s Talk Culture

  • Five signs of a strong team culture

  • Three reasons you might have resistance to culture change

  • How do you measure culture?

  • How to foster a culture of growth and learning

Podcasts

Invite me on yours.

I’ve been a guest on more podcasts than I can list, on culture, leadership and the research. If your show is about any of those, I’d love to talk.

Invite me on your podcast

In the media

Everything, on the about page

Listen

Rather hear it than read it?

Every podcast I’ve been a guest on, in one playlist. Culture, leadership, the research, and the occasional tangent.

Open the playlist on Spotify

Planning an event?

Some thoughts before you book anyone.

Or through a bureau

Already working with a bureau? I’m on their books too.

Book me directly using the form below, or through whichever of these you already work with. Same me, same talk, same fee.

Let’s talk about your event.

Tell me the date, the room and what you need it to do. I’ll tell you honestly whether I’m the right person for it, and if I’m not, who might be.